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Carmel Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Monterey (18 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Carmel Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 12PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 1201 | 1030 | 919 | 861 | 748 | 777 | 750 | 572 | 606 | 505 | 486 | 408 | 339 | 332 | 370 | 289 | 238 | 347 | 419 | 425 | 942 | 915 | 545 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:59AM 1.73 | 4:05PM 1.01 | 1:57AM 1.63 | 5:26PM 1.04 | 3:07AM 1.50 | 6:30PM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:45AM -0.34 | 7:41PM 0.86 | 9:53AM -0.28 | 9:07PM 0.90 | 11:02AM -0.22 | 10:51PM 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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